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13144
Sun, 07/20/2008 - 17:12
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Police nab illegal 20 Myanmar migrants in Mae Sot
TAK, July 20 (TNA) – Police on Sunday detained 20 illegal Myanmar migrants hidden in a pick-up truck in Thailand's Myanmar border province of Tak.
The police arrested the driver of the vehicle at a checkpoint in Mae Sot district. The truck was converted to carry passengers in the back, covered with vegetables.
Driver Itthiporn Chunchai confessed that he was hired to transport his undocumented human cargo from Tak on the Myanmar border to other provinces in Thailand's interior.
He told the authorities that he received 4,000 baht per person, Police
will investigate to determine if the case is related to a human
trafficking ring.
The police arrested the driver of the vehicle at a checkpoint in Mae Sot district. The truck was converted to carry passengers in the back, covered with vegetables.
Driver Itthiporn Chunchai confessed that he was hired to transport his undocumented human cargo from Tak on the Myanmar border to other provinces in Thailand's interior.
He told the authorities that he received 4,000 baht per person, Police
will investigate to determine if the case is related to a human
trafficking ring.
